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The Second EDSA Revolution, also known as the Second People Power Revolution, EDSA 2001, or EDSA II (pronounced EDSA Two or EDSA Dos, the Spanish word for "two"), was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 which peacefully overthrew the government of Joseph Estrada, the thirteenth president of the Philippines. [2]
To Live for the Masses (Filipino: Ang Mabuhay para sa Masa) is a 2006 Philippine documentary film about the life of Philippine President Joseph Estrada.The documentary details Estrada's childhood and acting career, his rise to political prominence as mayor of San Juan in Metro Manila and his election as Senator, and finally his rise to the presidency and his ouster in the Second EDSA Revolution.
The Archdiocesan Shrine of Mary, Queen of Peace, [1] also known as Mary, Queen of Peace Shrine, [2] Our Lady of Peace Quasi-Parish [2] and commonly known as the EDSA Shrine, is a small church of the Archdiocese of Manila located at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City, Philippines.
Participants continue to claim that it was a genuine People Power event, a claim disputed by the participants and supporters of EDSA II. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has acknowledged the divisive nature of the two terminologies by saying in one statement that she hoped to be the president of "EDSA II and EDSA III". [8]
[107] [108] In the 38th anniversary of the EDSA Revolution on February 25, 2024, the fight against charter change continued. "We are not EDSA-pwera. Because People Power was not only EDSA," the Campaign Against the Return of Marcoses and Martial Law (CARMMA) said.
The EDSA-pwera advertisement was 60 seconds long. [2] A voiceover proposes that the 1987 Constitution should be amended reasoning that the ordinary people has been left out of the progress since the 1986 People Power Revolution. [3] It was first released on January 9, 2024 in various Philippine television channels by ABS-CBN, GMA, and TV5. [4] [1]
Tama na! Sobra na! Palitan na! lit. Enough! It's too much already! Time for change! The campaign slogan is a reference to Aquino's call for an end to her rival Ferdinand Marcos' administration. Aquino and her supporters accused Marcos of human rights violations, especially during the martial law period, and branded him as a dictator. [4] [5] [6]
People Power Revolution, known as EDSA I, of 1986; Second EDSA Revolution of January 2001; EDSA III, or May 1 riots, May 2001; EDSA Busway, a bus transit system; EDSA Shrine, erected to commemorate the 1986 revolution; site of the 2001 revolutions; EDSA station (PNR) of the Philippine National Railways; EDSA station (LRT) of the Metro Manila LRT